Ontario County landfill plan remains stagnant

A planned expansion of the Ontario County landfill remains in limbo as does a long-range plan for site in the town of Seneca.

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By Julie Sherwood

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By Julie Sherwood

Posted Sep. 25, 2013 at 5:16 PM

By Julie Sherwood

Posted Sep. 25, 2013 at 5:16 PM

A planned expansion of the Ontario County landfill remains in limbo as does a long-range plan for site in the town of Seneca. After the county's Environmental Quality Committee meeting Wednesday committee member Kris Singer, R-Canadice, said there has been no word from the state on its review of the county's draft of a long-range masterplan or an anticipated landfill expansion.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation must sign off on both before either can move forward.

In May, the county Board of Supervisors accepted the findings of an environmental review for a proposed expansion within landfill boundaries.

The landfill is allowed a daily limit of 2,999 tons of waste. That limit would not change under the expansion plan, but landfill manager Casella Waste Systems needs to open a new section within the landfill site to adequately deal with all the garbage and other waste materials accepted from Ontario and numerous other counties in New York, as well as from other states and Canada.